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- The first PGA order of merit tournament of the year at Bovey Castle, round 1
Tournament Season - Episode 6
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The great thing about comps is they expose areas of the game to work on, mostly mental, which u may not discover in normal practice. But u learn from them and add them to ur practice and put them to test on the next one. Chin up mate, keep grinding and learning and get after it on the next one 👊
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James, takes a lot of balls to get in front of the camera after a disappointing round. Great attitude shown by you. I am enjoying sharing your journey in all its flavours with you. Head up!!
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@@JamesWiltshiresame sentiment James, kudos to you (from long time subscriber in NZ).
Battling back from that front 9 shows a strong mental game imo. Good luck tomorrow.
Completely authentic, and a great attitude - this is why we keep coming back. Looking forward to your next video. All the best, mate.
This is gold- not at same level as you, but struggle with the same ideas
That was a very brave video. Well done for putting it out there.
Hey James, I’ve been watching you for the last 3yrs or so, around the same time as I have with Shiels and Finch.
What I have learned is that your journey and therefore your content and delivery is completely authentic and organic compared (in my opinion) to others. My point is I am now sooo into your progression and development because I am completely on board with the way you break stuff down ….. which is why I am championing you and the journey/ride/ experience that you’re on.
Mate, your swing is poetry, best looking golf swing out there, Can never work out what’s going on when it goes squffy.
I’m 52 today and played for 35 yrs.
mate really onboard with your content,
Just keep going with exactly what you are doing!!!! ❤
Hey mate thanks for the comment, really appreciate it. Authenticity is what I’m going for with this, no Bs. Hopefully some positive golf to report soon 👊
To much thinking,you're naturally gifted,
Go out and enjoy,
A lot of very real stuff there. Sounds like you're getting it together, channel your inner Tiger and Seve and shape dat ball! 👍💪
Loving these episodes Jimmy keep it up!
You learn the most from failures - applies in all walks of life.
You like many other golfers have to conquer the pressure . The pressure you put on yourself to get a good score is crippling your potential . Go out in the next round forget about pressure de clutter your brain from swing thoughts you know how to play . Relax swing from your natural movement and that’ll be far better than overanalysing and heaping the pressure yourself . Basically in a nut shell the only obstacle in the way to you playing great golf is YOU , give yourself the best chance and dump the pressure , relax clear your mind of swing thoughts and all the best ….
Love the positivity. Tomorrow... focus. Play well.
I think sometimes James you try to find a shot before a tournament and try to hang onto it but from watching you, you play best when you just hit shots.
Yeah agree mate
Keep fighting James
Keep going James, it`s a journey, enjoy it, you can do it!!!
Looking forward to the deep dive James. The key to good golf is being meaningful in your execution of shots and then letting go and letting it happen
Keep your head up bud..just play golf.. don't overthink it ⛳⛳
Appreciating you. Thats some gutsy claw back. Easy to mentally check-out!
Control clubface at impact when it matters - is almost the entire game - not complicated or deep but bloody hard to do - good luck James 💪 more power 2ya
Brilliant insight. I'm going to take that also on board. Hitting pure golf shots is not even half the battle its like 20 percent when you on the course feeling nerves etc...
Yeah there’s so much that goes mate hope taking some of this on board helps
Your videos are so insightful, fascinating and searingly honest. Hopefully, your hard work and determination will propel you to your goals 👍
The difference I've only really learnt after years away from the game (I struggled with this when I was pro), is the vast difference between focusing on what you want to do (hit this shot at that target) and anything else - like swing thoughts, stock shots or a million other things. It's such a pure thought pattern, almost child like, to see where you want to hit the ball, then try to hit it there (and you've got all the tools to do that). ...another great video, lessons for everyone here, it was a hard day but you learnt stuff and that's always a W.
Good luck for tomorrow, enjoy !
BOBBY CASTLE!!!
Habe a good dive into decade mate for what to try and shape,Love dave alred stuff on practice etc
I usually hit in the 40's for 9, so I am as good as James.
Hi James followed you for a long time always wanting you to succeed as you can see how much the game means to you. When you play your best you have a slight arrogance about yourself (that’s a compliment not a dig) sometimes you seem to underestimate yourself and knock yourself down that’s when all of a sudden you have a stinker. Maybe it’s time to embrace the inner gorilla James with your more progressed swing - go out there just swinging with the mindset of f***k it hit ball go find it and hit it again
Interesting words Pal,hit the nail on the head,I'm not in the same league as you, practice at the range doesn't come close to competition striking,I'll be working on those thoughts next time I'm at the range,this channel is brilliant, thanks for sharing.👏👏👍
Love that
When you get good at something and compete it’s not about doing it better anymore it’s about the mental approach. You can’t practice the pressure and nerves but you can practice the mindset.
All individual sports are difficult under pressure. You can't practice these things out of your system. You are either born with it or not. Some people don't even practice that hard. They are just good under pressure. It's hand eye coordination or their nervous system or god given talent or just pure luck... who knows... But golf is a crazy hard game and you are a great player. Please never forget that. We are rooting for you. Go 🦍!
Mate the misses told me today I have single handedly* taken the fun out of golf, so today I played in a comp and decided to just enjoy trying to hit good shots, mentally I removed all pressure on myself and hit some of the best shots I've ever hit and actually enjoyed it! Mindset in everything is massive
James sounds like there's a deep rabbit hole you have to explore to put your mental game into perspective.. there's no doubting your swing abilities
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I love making shapes on the range but of course playing feels completely different as you only have one chance to make that shape. 48 in two weeks. Im going to play conservative this summer. Trying to break 90 again.
Another great vlog James, love your honesty sometimes just don,t over think it, you've got a great game and at times you make it look so easy in which is a difficult game...
If you want to get that scary competition feel in practice, do a Lee Trevino play your mates for 20 quid oh dear you've lost your wallet, Lee never lost.....lol
Look forward to your next vlog and second round result 👍
When I started playing at the age of 16 I watched a teaching video by Gary Player! He said “don’t get a paralysis over analysis” sounds like what your experiencing right now!
Look forward to the follow up James!
Dope vlog video
I often joke that the more I practice the worse I perform in club comps. And when you tee off with someone who says they have been on holiday and haven’t touched their club for 2 weeks and/or they are carrying some injury……and they wipe the floor with me.
I have come to the conclusion that expectations are a prime enemy for me at least. I often (not always) play my best rounds when I have good reasons to expect I will underperform and play my worst when I feel positive, have an excellent warm up etc. i also have so many slow starts and then perform better once I realise I have blown it.
I really don’t know how you can replicate the competition nerves outside of competition.
Good luck tomorrow mate
James I think you just need to go out and enjoy and stopping thinking, you have said before you play well well you are enjoying the game and not thinking about stuff. Positive thoughts in that you are good enough just go have fun it will come.
Mate everyone’s throwing advice at ya in good terms. But if you listen back to your video you nailed it early yourself - pressure practice to replicate competition scenarios. What gets you nervous and the butt cheeks tight, find that and take it to the practice course and you’ll be unstoppable! Love this journey for you bro 👊
Have you read "Golf Beneath the Surface" James? You need what Raymond Prior calls 'stable confidence'... Good luck tomorrow - you'll do much better 🎉
It's really interesting. I struggle a bit with my long game sometimes, but put me near a tree and say hit a ludicrous flop, or have to hit a mad hook (ie where you can only imagine it and can't get technical), I tend to pull it off.
Heard a few people say this, when the intentions are super clear and the creative mind takes over
You have to remember when Tiger was playing golf when he was a younger his father would shout and rattle keys at the top of Tigers golf swing. Anything to put him off to simulate real world tournament scenario.
James, I had this recently. I played a round visualising shots and trusting that it would just happen. Shot 68.
3 days later, for some reason I go to the course with a fEeL and sWiNg ThOuGhT. Shot 82. For me it's so hard to just trust that my subconscious will make it happen because my conscious mind is always wanting to control.
I'm on a Dr Bob Rotella binge again now
Mad isn’t it that it can work that well and we find a way of reverting back, in a constant loop. I think everyone is the same mate but being super aware of it is the first step
I can't remember who it was, but some old pro says they used to play holes (in their minds) when they practiced... drive second shot, chip. Finish off with different shots.
Dr Bob Rotella - The Golfers Mind..Read/listen to it (more than once) it's a slow start but stick with it. Some unbelievable advice. Improved my game(mind). Best golf lesson I've ever had listening to the audio book
Each level is a learning step. Today it appears you found yourself focused on the result and the process was missing. Tomorrow might be the process but the result doesn’t happen. The sweetness happens when your process produces your desired results- that happens through experience. The truth is you have more than enough game to compete. Now you lean into producing your best results on demand.
James you were +7 after 8 holes (with a birdie), BUT -2 for the next 10 holes. To come back in that way takes some doing, and it shows your swing and game isn’t far off. You have to believe in yourself and trust the swing!
What time you Teeing off today mate - in the area working so might pop along
Good luck !!!!
Hey James. You should listen to Peter finches podcast with padraig Harrington. Mindset is the key. You are good enough tees to green u have the game to play pro. Mindset and short game is what u need
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Yeah I’m going to listen to this, agree mindset and short game is the final pieces now
Dan grieves
What nice Staddle Stones you have there.
watched a video with Trottie from a couple of weeks ago when he went to some world famous coach somewhere in the US. and instead of 40 mins of elbows, plane, face control etc etc it was a chat between them two. and the chat basically (for me anyway) landed in one conclusion - when standing over the ball there needs to be less golf swing and much more golf shot. #mindblown changed my game.
Can't help but feel you would benefit endlessly from a caddy, I realise they come at a cost but someone you can confide in and share a game plan with, most important would be they can hold you accountable for sticking or deflecting from the game plan. Takes balls to do what your doing so keep at it 🔥
you overcome that by breathing deeply and slowly and repeating a phrase eg "its ok James, you're allowed to win." or something like that. Remembering something that makes you happy. You know the drill.
At the top level of play..everyone can hit the ball very good..... but you don't have to hit every shot perfect. And everyone is good enough to win... but everyone doesn't win...and some guys win often. The big difference is how well you manage your mental game. Expectations.. negative self talk.. outcome focused... technique focused... these are the things that kill performance.
I doubt there's a golfer out there that hasn't suffered from overthinking. Whatever you did to flick that mental switch on the back nine, remember it, take it to the next comp.
This is actually important, like if you have a pretty dead mind, you are focused on one thing, that shot. We should do the thinking before we get the club out of the bag. And then just visualize the ball flight.
Yeah less clutter more focus
All you need man is, "what's my target" see it, feel it, do it...
James. Replay some of those critical holes on the range. U know the course... Ex. Hole 2 450 yards. needs a bleeder fade 320 landing in the right side. If u hit ur target try and hit your scoring approach. If not play a recovery or plan the percentage shot to save par. Keep score. Save 20 min at the end of practice to play and hold urself accountable. It makes each shot valuable and adds pressure. And adds an element of rehearsal for the shots u know ur going to play. Gotta take some time away from block practice.
James don't beat yourself up, your to good of a golfer to fail. Ever thought about meeting up with Padraig Harrington for a chat (it seemed to work for Peter Finch), just a suggestion, we all want to see you succeed, best wishes.
To get that pressure in practise rounds, you should aim to beat a certain score, and if you don't, send a sum of money, say £5 per round or some other meaningful amount that will grow to something that hurts over time if you don't improve, to Flower or another friend, and you can't touch it for a year. This will definitely put pressure on you to perform. Also because you can't touch it for a year, you won't want it to build up because it could be vital funds you'll want to spend during the coming year. It's an accountability thing for poor performance also. Hope that helps.
Unlucky big man stay pozzy 👍👍
You got this....when it clicks its going to CLICK
I really think you should look at decade and talk to Scott fawcett....you have the game for pro golf there is no doubt about that
New day tomorrow, go out with ths back 9 mindset from today , have you thought about asking your mats Harry Flower for advise on the mental side of things as he is a major winner a few times over and also world snooker champion .
Understand the frustrations, clearly you have it in your game, it's just not happening. The mental side of the game, letting shots go once they've happened and staying relaxed is undeniably hard but you've got it. Get what you mean about practising tournaments, your game is at its best when you are relaxed and swinging freely. With regards to shot shaping, i don't think the criticism is that you do it, but rather you seem to change it every shot and it doesn't feel like you've got the stock one to fall back on. When you play Steve is when it's most noticeable as 90 percent of his game is a stock shot and yours can change from extreme cuts, to hooks back to back. Ultimately, you need to find your game where you are most comfortable and dial it in. Plenty of season left and you can definitely compete with your game
as someone who isn't from the UK bovey is just an amazingly beautiful place.
I think the difficult part is simply having a process and sticking with it, not many people can. Look at sergio in his day, waved his club around a billion times in the most annoying fashion ever and god knows all the crap going through his end during that but it worked for him. For example, it is easy to say I won't think about anything and shape it around by feel but when that starts to not work then it is natural to go back to the opposite end of that spectrum and over think it to the point of multiple swing thoughts and the cycle continues. I think basing a small sample size of a couple holes after the pressure is off from the front 9 isn't a rational approach to solving the root cause.
I feel like you should just stick to what you're doing and just get back to what your swing was in the saffer land, it looked tight there and in control and you had a bit more of a strut I belong here type vibe. I feel like you should sit down with yourself and really focus on what the root cause of the problems were that made you uncomfortable on the day and make some small adjustments on it. Season only just starting and I think having different characters chiming in with advice only makes it worse for you.
I don't feel like golf is unique when it comes to not practising simulating the real event properly. The problem is you simply cant replicate real pressure without being in the moment. I could play 18 every day and take it serious but ill still shit my pants on the first of a regional that matters. All sports I think of suffer the same issues, maybe golf is a little unique in the fact that 1 bad hole could really screw you up.
If you hit driver on the first at bovey and made a bird without fearing the outcome of the season your whole outlook might be completely different, just some food for though :)
I mean well, just trying to offer a different perspective
You played like an 18 hcp 😅
Come on jameson grip it and rip it ❤
Maybe your back 9 you may have discovered something. Hope it works today best of luck .👍⛳️
James, Totally agree, not a good start. Also don’t think Tiger, he’s a freak of nature and as the SKY commentator Radar says “Tiger is a once in a generation player and we don’t currently have one, we will get one, we just don’t have one at the moment”. Difficult as it is, your practise rounds are good, you just need to get into the mindset of repeating it in tournament golf. I was tracking the scores today as I have met some of the guys that are playing from my caddying days. Although they had a better round than you today believe me, you’re as good if not better. If you’re going to think Tiger, two things he always says after a poor round, one is “mom says you’re going have days like these” the other and arguably more importantly is “you have to be patient”. It wasn’t your day so chin up and knock those flags out tomorrow. Leaders were -5 when I last looked.
Have you looked into Decade or reached out to Scott Fawcett? Maybe try chat with Ben Hadden. It seems like you both have the same ambitions.
I wonder who is leading after round 1 🤔. James Ruth is ridiculous
Glad you are taking away something positive from a disappointing round. Do you think playing more 1 on 1's will get you in a better tournement mindset? Or just playing a round where you try to shape more shots than you need to? Anyway best for the next one!
Reach out Peter Arnott, James!
Embodied, emotional and action driven practice with top Ams and Pros
If you haven’t already, find a book called “Golf is not a game of perfect”
Yeah read all the Rotella
Swing is a bit staccato. Probably from thinking 'feels' rather than just hitting to target.
Putt practice with only one ball. Seve tip. It is more realistic than getting your third ball in and feeling good about that. Cheers!
Why not reach out for a collab with Padraig Harrington. The worst he can say is no. He likes to help people and wants to promote his CZcams channel.
I’ve reached out
Bovey is a tough track… tore me apart
It takes no prisoners
As an ex pro you are going round in circles mate
Haven't mentioned Rick Shiels to get your views up in a while
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Perhaps there is something to this… but just 1 round. You’re WAY better. Short term memory. Go to the bottom of every tour event. Great players shoot high scores all the time. It just happens !!
Hey James, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative and well-made.
I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and repurpose your long videos into highly engaging shorts? I can also make high CTR thumbnails for your channel
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The unconscious mind looks after all the mechanics of the swing if you get out of your way. The only way to do that is meditation and deep breathing it will help you quite your mind please read "breathe golf". I have read a lot about the mind and it has helped me to become a good golfer. Work on your mind and the rest will fall into place you got this.
One more thing when you're on the range warm the body up then play the golf course in your mind full routine.
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This video of tiger has loads of golden nuggets of how his mind works
5:57 time stamo was The light bulb moment for me
One more thing decade golf is unbelievable good for course management
Love this first time I’ve actually heard tiger be quizzed on swing thoughts when playing etc. very interesting
I’m speaking to a sports psychologist soon will report on the channel
What’s funny is the short you made about play with your golf is below this video.
Feels are for practice, not tournament rounds.
Feels come and go.
Seriously James I honestly honestly think you need to decide if you’re playing to win or playing to survive.
You can’t just be a robot and hit the same shot over and over it’s boring to play like that and not sustainable and you didn’t start playing golf to be a robot.
Be creative and trust yourself trust your ability you’ve done enough practice and start to enjoy it.
If money is an issue earn more money first through coaching you need to go to these with a fuck it attitude.
That pro is right it would be more enjoyable to play golf standing on a tee seeing the ideal shot shape and just hitting it?
I might be wrong.
This is so bang on mate
@@JamesWiltshire I’m living my dream through your content I think a lot of us are.
Keep going but try and enjoy it!
James i could probably help you on this side of things if you want to chat...
If you can sort the mental side of the game out, you’ll realise that was the smokescreen all along! They all say, the guys on tour don’t all hit it that great, but they can all grind a score under pressure! Pointless beating hundreds of balls under no pressure to then try and strike it nervous in a comp. It’s two different sports. How do you practice for tournament nerves??? I’m sure you’ll answer that down the line……
That’s what we’re going to try and find out 👊
James is this not similar to what you learnt with Marcus @ Zen? I know he works on body movement, but his teaching is away from things like wrist angles and tilts etc. etc.
Started watching this guy and realised he was shite some time ago.
Afraid to say you simply ain't good enough. Top 3 in the order of merit? Winner of play offs? BMW at Wentworth? Yes, it's good to have goals but you're living in a fantasy land I'm sorry to say.
Feel like I've seen this video from you before a few times after a poor performance talking about mindset in the car. Go see a sports psychologist or something or a couple of years down the line you'll be making the same videos. Also, doesnt everyone play better after blowing up on the front nine? You've blown it already, pressure is off.
James I feel like you proved it yourself with the Filthy shot vid, there was a specific intent in flight and result and you exectuted it. You seem to shape the ball well, just playing golf swing with no specfic shot intent or result doesn't seem to work for you.
Your body subconsciously knows how to move to deliver those flights, let it do it. If the only focus is moving the body to produce a "perfect swing" and you get it wrong the shot will be shit.
Yeah mate tomorrow this is going to be the focus, warm up with some shapes and then take that to the course, get creative
Mate I think the only thing holding you back is you. You have the tools but lacking that one result. I think when you do get that result you'll leave all this behind and wonder wtf you were struggling with.
Your over thinking it making it too complicated